[meteorite-list] Mecurian meteorites

2008-02-15 Thread Pete Shugar
Of the three listed, Greg, which would you consider as the front runner? I hope it's NWA 2999 as that's the only one I have of those three that you've listed. Pete __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW FALL?! Need help from the list.

2008-02-15 Thread Mark Hodges
I'm not even sure it is a meteor. This is 24 hours of time lapse compressed into 15 seconds, it's hard to tell for sure but looking at the time code as the light moves across the sky it seems to take quite awhile. Mark Michael Gilmer wrote: Hi All, A friend of mine managed to catch what app

Re: [meteorite-list] re A possible con job

2008-02-15 Thread Dave Gheesling
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[meteorite-list] Looking for a good explanation for this one...

2008-02-15 Thread Dave Gheesling
Assuming that unbrecciated chondrites were formed out of yet-undifferentiated material at our solar system's beginning, how does (what appears to be) a pyroxene inclusion wind up in an H4? Photos below: http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Millen.htm Thanks, Dave ___

[meteorite-list] re A possible con job

2008-02-15 Thread Pete Shugar
And the winner is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250216177459 Pete __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW FALL?! Need help from the list.

2008-02-15 Thread Chris Peterson
This does look like a fireball. Its intensity profile and lack of terminal explosion makes me think it was fairly high altitude. Since it disappears over the horizon, I'd estimate that it stopped burning several hundred miles away, probably near Lake Ontario. I doubt it produced meteorites. May

[meteorite-list] NEW FALL?! Need help from the list.

2008-02-15 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi All, A friend of mine managed to catch what appears to be fireball with an impact on his webcam. He is an amateur astronomer with a webcam setup and caught the fireball on a time lapse sequence. Can anyone with some experience watch this video and render an informed opinion? And if this is a

[meteorite-list] DoD To Engage Decaying Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Ron Baalke
Public Affairs U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Washington, D.C. Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2008 No. 0125-08 DoD To Engage Decaying Satellite An uncontrollable U.S. experimental satellite which was launched

[meteorite-list] Traces of the Martian Past in the Terby Crater (Mars Express)

2008-02-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMSEWEMKBF_0.html Traces of the martian past in the Terby crater European Space Agency Mars Epxress 25 January 2008 The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express has returned striking scenes of the Terby crater on Mars. The region

[meteorite-list] First Near-Earth Triple Asteroid Discovered by Arecibo Observatory Astronomers

2008-02-15 Thread Ron Baalke
Press Relations Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York Media Contact: Blaine Friedlander Phone: (607) 254-8093 FOR RELEASE: Feb. 13, 2008 First near-Earth triple asteroid discovered by Arecibo Observatory astronomers -- a mere 7 million miles from Earth ITHACA, N.Y. -- Once considered jus

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Sharpen Questions About Livable Conditions

2008-02-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-026 Mars Rovers Sharpen Questions About Livable Conditions Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 15, 2008 BOSTON -- Like salt used as a preservative, high concentrations of dissolved minerals in the wet, early-Mars environment known from discoverie

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: February 11-15, 2008

2008-02-15 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES February 11-15, 2008 o Wind Action (Released 11 February 2008) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20080211a o Sand and Rock (Released 12 February 2008) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20080212a o Argyre Dunes (Released 13 February 2008) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20080213a

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - February 14, 2008

2008-02-15 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES February 14, 2008 o Layers on Floor of Trough in Noctis Labyrinthis http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_006679_1680 o Dunes with Unusual Gully http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_006648_1300 o Light-toned Layers in Eos Chaos http://hirise.lpl.arizona

[meteorite-list] Paleo Meteorite

2008-02-15 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Steve and List, NWA 2828 has the pebbles that helped to classify this "Paleo"meteorite. Here is a link to one of the slices I had that illustrates this occurrence including a few other photos of NWA 2828: NWA 2828 EL3: Photograph of a 24.9g NWA 2828 slice with rhyolite pebble (image 1): h

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Jerry
Has there been a determination as to when [Universal Tie] and over where this feat will be accomplished. Be neat to witness it! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:18 PM Subject: [meteor

[meteorite-list] Fw: U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Forwarding this to The List for: - Original Message - From: "Matson, Robert D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:54 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite Hi Sterling (and List, if Sterl

[meteorite-list] Fw: U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
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Re: [meteorite-list] Poor people

2008-02-15 Thread Adam Hupe
I noticed there is a disproportionate number of these fakes coming from Illinois. Is there a huge Chinese population there? Best Regards, Adam --- Bob Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Look at the poor souls who bid on this crap > http://cgi.ebay.com/PLESSITIC-OCTAHEDRITE-IRON-NICKEL-METEOR

[meteorite-list] Poor people

2008-02-15 Thread Bob Evans
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[meteorite-list] Here's another winner

2008-02-15 Thread Darren Garrison
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[meteorite-list] non-paying bidder beyabu 3.7 g claxton for sale

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[meteorite-list] Fw: International Spacestation Flyover

2008-02-15 Thread Jerry
I'm in Plymouth, MA. Anyone near my Lat and Long can see this. Clear Skies Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:20 PM Subject: International Spacestation Flyover Feb 15, 2008: Space Station Flyby Alert

Re: [meteorite-list] U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, While I agree the likelihood of meaningful debris is very small, this NYTimes piece: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/us/15satellite.html?em&ex=1203224400&en=2350567d2300e89b&ei=5087%0A contains a prediction that a successful hit on USA-193 will produce "100,000" pieces of new debris. I t

[meteorite-list] paleo meteorite

2008-02-15 Thread steve arnold
Hi list.Which of the paleo meteorite has the pebbles in them?To me that one is the coolest. Steve R.Arnold,chicago,Ill,Usa!! The Asteroid Belt! http://chicagometeorites.net/ Collecting Meteorites since 06/19/1999 Ebay I.D. Illinoismeteorites _

[meteorite-list] Angrites - Meteorites from Mercury...

2008-02-15 Thread bernd . pauli
Greg writes: Hi Darren and fans of Mercury and/or its likely meteorites. Three strong candidates come to mind ;-) => NWA 2999 - NWA 4590 "Tamassint" - NWA 4801 <= Hello List, If you are interested in seeing how "colorful" a thin section of a potential meteorite from Mercury looks in cross-pol

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[meteorite-list] February 2008 Calendar updated

2008-02-15 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - February 15, 2008

2008-02-15 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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Re: [meteorite-list] U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Chris Peterson
Surley fragmenting something this big, will mean it is actually more likely for [something] to survive? I don't think so. Space debris reaches the ground when it is protected by large structures around it. Break it up into small pieces, and it's doubtful anything will survive. (While the offic

[meteorite-list] Angrites - Meteorites from Mercury...

2008-02-15 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Darren and fans of Mercury and/or its likely meteorites, Three strong candidates come to mind ;-) NWA 2999 NWA 4590 "Tamassint" NWA 4801 Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 ==

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites from Mercury?

2008-02-15 Thread Darren Garrison
Forgot the URL http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/15665687.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Meteorites from Mercury?

2008-02-15 Thread Darren Garrison
Meteorites from Mercury? February 15, 2008 by Ken Croswell Meteorites from the Moon and Mars give earthbound scientists free rock samples from other worlds. Now Brett Gladman and Jaime Coffey (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) say we should expect a few meteorites from Mercury too. Glad

Re: [meteorite-list] U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:00:34 -, you wrote: > >About time we had some proper global treaties in place to stop countries >randomly polluting space, all for the sake of some commercial secrets >(which are already probably common knowledge anyway). "The enemy" probably already have the "secret tec

[meteorite-list] Field expedition - off topic

2008-02-15 Thread info
We will be out in the field and I will have no access to my emails until March 4th. Thank you for your patience. Svend -- www.meteorite-recon.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http:/

[meteorite-list] Paleo Finds?

2008-02-15 Thread Mr EMan
Greetings Listoids, Anyone have a count for the number of confirmed fossil/ paleo meteorites thus far identified? Elton __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/l

Re: [meteorite-list] U.S. To Shoot Down Defunct Spy Satellite

2008-02-15 Thread Mark Ford
Hmmm. Looks like we are in for an even better firework display now then! Surley fragmenting something this big, will mean it is actually more likely for [something] to survive? - since you will create random pieces of debris with very differing velocities and therefore some might have more chanc